Buncombe County Courthouse
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Buncombe County Courthouse, August 2012
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Location | College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°WCoordinates: 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1924 | -1928
Architect | Milburn, Frank |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Skyscraper |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP Reference # | 79001674 |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.